http://talkshows.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2013-05-12T22:32:11Z Sun, 12 May 2013 22:32:11 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://talkshows.about.com/b/2013/05/12/barbara-walters-to-retire.htm <p><img src="http://z.about.com/d/talkshows/1/0/D/-/-/-/109838_7257.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" width="170" height="270" align="right" /><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://talkshows.about.com/od/theview/p/BioWalters.htm">Barbara Walters</a>, pioneering broadcast journalist, the first female anchorwoman, and creator of <em><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://talkshows.about.com/od/theview/a/ViewOverview.htm">The View</a></em>, will announce her retirement on the morning talk show Monday.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://talkshows.about.com/b/2013/05/12/barbara-walters-to-retire.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://talkshows.about.com/b/2013/05/12/barbara-walters-to-retire.htm Sun, 12 May 2013 22:34:52 +0000 2013-05-12T22:34:52Z http://talkshows.about.com/b/2013/05/12/late-night-with-seth-meyers-on-its-way.htm <p><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/talkshows/1/0/g/3/-/-/Meyers-Ben-Gabbe.JPG" alt="" hspace="5" width="180" height="250" align="right" />It's official. <em>Saturday Night Live</em> head writer and <em>Weekend Update</em> anchor <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://talkshows.about.com/od/jimmyfallo/a/seth-meyers-biography.htm">Seth Meyers</a> will replace <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://talkshows.about.com/od/conanobrien/p/BioFallon.htm">Jimmy Fallon</a> as host of <em><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://talkshows.about.com/od/jimmyfallo/a/FallonOverview.htm">Late Night</a></em>.</p> <p>Most believe Meyers was <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://talkshows.about.com/od/jimmyfallo/tp/new-late-night-host.htm">always the odds on favorite</a> ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://talkshows.about.com/b/2013/05/12/late-night-with-seth-meyers-on-its-way.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://talkshows.about.com/b/2013/05/12/late-night-with-seth-meyers-on-its-way.htm Sun, 12 May 2013 22:32:11 +0000 2013-05-12T22:32:11Z http://talkshows.about.com/b/2013/04/29/conan-calls-white-house-correspondents-dinner-nerd-prom.htm <p><img src=" http://0.tqn.com/d/talkshows/1/0/U/1/-/-/obrien2Noel-Vasquez.JPG" alt="" hspace="5" width="175" height="215" align="right" />Talk show host <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://talkshows.about.com/od/conanobrien/p/BioConana.htm">Conan O'Brien</a> presided over Washington's annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, during which members of the press get together for dinner and jokes. 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